It was, in many ways, sheer pot luck that snooker star John Virgo received a call from the BBC in 1990. The corporation had been developing a snooker-themed quiz show called Big Break for years. But ...

A team of Tiverton Constitutional Club’s top snooker players are set to embark on a 24-session for Comic Relief. Sam Mitchell, Andy Fields, Jason Ridewood and Matthew Hulatt are embarking on the ...

The BBC has commissioned its first ever feature-length scripted film for the iPlayer, a comedy-drama about snooker’s heyday. Described as a ‘rip-roaring romp through the snooker scene of Eighties ...

Thanks to the beloved voice of the game – and an unlikely pairing with Jim Davidson – the BBC show became an instant hit with the nation ...